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Who are we?

We are a group of students and staff at UWCSEA East who support Amala (formerly known as Sky School), a global high school for displaced youth. Amala aims to empower displaced youth and equip them with the skills to create positive change and inspire others to do the same, building strong, engaged communities. 

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A good place to start is by watching some short videos on our     ‘Videos‘ page. You can also visit our ‘FAQ‘ page. 

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Amala Events SWOT Analysis

by | March 8, 2022 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

After completing our event for World Education Day, we took some time as a group to reflect upon our strengths and weaknesses as well as how we can improve for next...
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i-India x Amala G9 Mentor Collaboration

by | March 8, 2022 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

As a part of the inaugural launch of the integration of service-learning during mentor time, Amala collaborated with i-India to create a presentation for the G9s. We created a presentation that explores the theme of education, a common link between i–India and...
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Voice-Over 2022 Amala Event

by | March 8, 2022 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Over the week of World Education Day, the Amala recorded voice-overs of articles apart of the Amala High School Diploma Course: Powerful Narratives (Amala’s equivalent of English). We hope that by narrating these articles, we will allow students to fully focus...
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Write For Rights SWOT Analysis

by | May 10, 2021 | Reflections | 0 Comments

Following our collaboration with Voices for Refugees and Traffick Light to host the event “Write For Rights”, we took some time to reflect upon the experience as a whole and the possible areas for improvement and opportunities going forward. Strengths:...
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Human Rights Day Reflection- A Student’s Perspective

by | February 23, 2021 | Reflections | 0 Comments

For Humans Rights Day 2020, Amala had a vision into informing the middle and junior school about Amala as an organisation. They also wanted to enlighten the students as to how exactly not providing education is a violation of a human right and how the blended learning...
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Amala through Remote Learning – Aakash Namboodiri

by | February 23, 2021 | Reflections | 0 Comments

My first experiences as a part of the Amala Focus Group started off online as a remote learner. Having been at UWCSEA East for many years already, I was aware of Amala and its cause and I had always been eager to be a part of it. My first few sessions as a part of the...
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Amala June Hackathon Reflection

by | February 16, 2021 | Our Updates | 0 Comments

I was fortunate enough to take part in a mini-Hackathon that my focus group held. UWCSEA East Amala student group and UWCSEA Dover students along with several teachers, all worked together to edit several different courses that are part of the Amala Diploma. Last year...
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Thinking about joining the student group?

by | June 10, 2020 | Join us | 0 Comments

My name is Tomoko and I first started working with Amala in G9 while I was at UWC East. Back then, Amala was still an idea, and the founders, Polly and Mia, were still working their full-time jobs at the UWC International Office in London. When I signed up to be part...
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Group Reflection on G8 Information Session on World Education Day 2020

by | February 11, 2020 | Reflections | 0 Comments

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Daniel’s Story

by | January 21, 2020 | Why? | 0 Comments

Born to parents of two different ethnic groups in Burundi, Daniel’s childhood involved discrimination and conflict with others in the community, including his own family. Refusing to join a militia group in an area of high political tension, he was left with only one...
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